by Susan Barnes | 3 Jul 2023 | Short Devotion
“Jesus answered, ‘It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.’ Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.” John 13:26 In dipping the piece of bread and giving it to Judas, Jesus is...
by Susan Barnes | 21 Jun 2023 | Communion Talks
I read a story on Jeff Goins’ blog about a group of teenage prisoners in America who played football in a team called the Tornados. They were given permission to play against other high school teams in the area. One of the teams the Tornados played against was a...
by Susan Barnes | 26 Sep 2022 | Short Devotion
“Our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction.” 1 Thessalonians 1:5 The Gospel isn’t merely good information that tells us how to get saved. Rather the message comes with the power of God to bring...
by Susan Barnes | 6 Jul 2022 | Devotions
Receiving God’s grace is humbling. Grace causes us to realize our inadequacy to live a godly life by our own efforts. When we’re confronted with God’s grace and fully realize that we are recipients of the most undeserved mercy and grace, we’re humbled and our hearts...
by Susan Barnes | 27 Jun 2022 | Short Devotion
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork.” Ephesians 2:8-10 Yes, we’re God’s handiwork and there’s nothing for us to boast about,...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Jun 2022 | Devotions
God is lavish with his grace, so we can live guilt free. We can be secure in the knowledge that his supply of grace is sufficient for all our sins—past, present, and future. God gives his grace richly, freely, recklessly, plentifully, and ridiculously. He has a...
by Susan Barnes | 22 May 2022 | Short Devotion
“You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you?” Galatians 3:1 Living by faith in God’s grace is difficult. Our human nature likes to be religious and measure our ability to obey laws and keep religious observances. It loves to calculate how much of the Bible we read,...
by Susan Barnes | 8 May 2022 | Short Devotion
“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at all.” Galatians 1:6-7 False teachers were trying to convince the Galatian believers they had to...
